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1960s Jon Dyer, B.A. political science ’62, contributed a leadership gift that helped establish the Class of 1962 Legacy Scholarship. The first student recipients of this new scholarship fund will be announced this year. After graduating from Chapman in 1962, Jon earned an M.A. in history from USC and then served for 5 ½ years as an Air Force intelligence officer. In 2000, Jon retired from Pfizer Inc., where he worked for 31 years. He now lives in his hometown of Palo Alto, Calif. Barbara Parker, B.A. art ’64, and Bill Parker, B.A. sociology ’52, recently welcomed their 37th great-grandchild. Barbara serves on the Chapman University Alumni Association Board of Directors. Barbara Post, B.A. mathematics ’65, and husband, Ted, welcomed granddaughter Annika Kaiya Post on Feb. 6. Annika was born to parents Mike (who attended Chapman from 1989–1991) and Junko Post in Osaka, Japan, where Mike teaches English.
1970s Candace Vickers, B.A. communicative disorders ’75 and M.S. communicative disorders ’78 (Ph.D. education ’08), gave an invited presentation at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention in Atlanta on Nov. 17. She was also program co-chair of the California Speech Language Hearing Association’s March 2013 convention in Long Beach.
1980s A David Tenenbaum, B.S. business administration ’89, and Heidi Ainscow, B.A. sociology ’90, were college sweethearts at Chapman and have remained friends over the past 25 years. David is founder and owner of the Rocky Mountain Spice Company in Denver. Heidi is a charter school teacher in Sacramento.
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Torben Aaskov, B.S. business administration and economics ’91 and MBA ’93, was recently appointed by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark as honorary consul in Los Angeles. The Royal Danish Consulate in Los Angeles assists the Danish government and the Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C., with commercial, political, consular and cultural issues. Torben owns and runs Tradeworks LLC, which promotes European food and beverages to retailers in the U.S. market. He lives in Tustin with his wife, Melinda (Zaccagnino) Aaskov, B.A. psychology ’92 and M.A. psychology ’96, and their two children, Ella and Jonas. Paul Anderson, B.S. business administration ’96, was elected to the Nevada State Assembly. Paul started AndersonPC, a technology consulting company, the same year he graduated from Chapman. The company serves clients in Las Vegas, Reno, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Sacramento and Seattle. “My experience at Chapman University gave me the foundation and education I needed, fostered my entrepreneurial spirit to succeed and strengthened my desire to serve my community,” said Anderson.
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Gustavo Arellano, B.A. film and television ’99, spoke at the University of Houston in November, launching the school’s Food for Thought Lecture Series. Arellano discussed his new book, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (as featured in the summer 2012 issue of Chapman Magazine). Arellano’s syndicated “Ask a Mexican!” column has a circulation of more than 2 million in 38 markets. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Chapman and executive editor of OC Weekly. Jennifer Backhaus, B.A. communications and dance ’94, received an MFA in dance from the Hollins University/American Dance Festival program in fall 2012. Her company, Backhausdance, which is celebrating its 10th season, was presented by the Carpenter
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